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AMD Fusion E-350 Linux Performance

03-16-2011, 12:10 PM

Phoronix: AMD Fusion E-350 Linux Performance

By now you have likely seen the AMD Fusion E-350 APU showcased on a number of Windows web-sites, but how is this AMD Accelerated Processor working in the Linux world? At Phoronix today are the first in-depth Ubuntu Linux benchmarks being published from this promising, low-power solution designed to compete with Intel's Atom.

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Even though video acceleration doesn't work it might be able to play an HD video just using the CPU. However, I couldn't find any information on that. That's why I would like to pose the following two questions:
Is it fast enough to play a 720p HD h.264 file?
Is it fast enough to play a 720p HD flash/youtube video?

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Even though video acceleration doesn't work it might be able to play an HD video just using the CPU. However, I couldn't find any information on that. That's why I would like to pose the following two questions:
Is it fast enough to play a 720p HD h.264 file?
Is it fast enough to play a 720p HD flash/youtube video?

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Did I miss the OpenCL tests, or are they just not there? It seems like the biggest advantage that this Fusion architecture has could be seen with the right OpenCL benchmark.

Oh yes, I forgot to ask for that one. I am very curious to see how the OpenCL performance on the Fusion chips works out. I can see lots of potential for reduced startup latency and reducing communication bottlenecks.

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d1saster: Why? The i7 costs about three times what an E-350 *with board* costs. Do you actually suggest comparing an Atom to that i7?

Because it's a 17W TDP i7, which indicates Atom architecture inside. The article is currently comparing an 18W TDP Fusion chip with an 8W TDP (old) Atom part with way less RAM, which is actually showing a great performance from the Atom chip to me.

And I read somewhere there are new Atoms with GPU and MemCtlr in chip now. Does anyone confirm that? Atom is a SoC now?